Demographics

Latinos Poised to Shake Up 2010 Census, Politicians Beware

Frank Sharry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Census, Immigration Reform, Congress, Latino Voters, 2010 Elections, Janet Napolitano, Immigration, Demographics, Barack Obama, Politics News

The 2010 Census will have a profound effect on the U.S. political landscape. An astonishing number of states will owe new Congressional seats, in large part, to their new Latino constituents.

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Census: Small US Cities Hit Hard By Recession

AP | BY HOPE YEN and FRANK BASS | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Census, Census Small US Cities, Geography, Demographics, Small US Cities, Business News

WASHINGTON — America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a s...

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Self-Help Isn't For Dummies

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Demographics, Self-Control, James Ray, Sef-Efficacy, Self-Help, Happiness, Living News

when readers comment on my pieces, many seem to suggest that those who seek self-improvement are stupid, disorganized or at the end of their rope in life. Thing is, that's not true.

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Text Messaging Booms: 80% More Messages Sent In Just 12 Months; 132.5 Billion Texts Sent

New York Times | ALEX MINDLIN | Posted 11.09.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bucket Plans, Text Message Statistics, CTIA Report, Texting Stats, Tweens, Text Message Growth Rates, Teenagers, Cell Phone Carriers, Text Stats, Cell Phone Companies, Phones, Teens, How Many Text Messages Have Been Sent, Per-Message Fees, Cell Phones, Adults, Demographics, Technology News

The number of text messages transmitted in the United States grew by more than 80 percent over the 12 months ended in June, according to a report just...

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California Would Lose Seats Under Census Change

New York Times | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Census, House of Represenatives, Congress, Census Bureau, Reapportioning Congress, Seats in Congress, Demographics, Senator Vitter's Census Proposal, Senator David Vitter, Politics News

A Republican senator's proposal to count only United States citizens when reapportioning Congress would cost California five seats and New York and Il...

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2010 Census: No Such Thing As An Average New Yorker

Crain's New York Business | Greg David | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Multicultural NYC, Enthic Makeup NYC, Population Growth NYC, New York City Census, 2010 Census, Diveristy New York City, New York, New York City, Demographics, New York News

The 2010 census is expected to show that New York City has gained more residents this decade than any other city in the country. It will be one of jus...

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Independent Voters Shifting Away From Obama, Democrats

RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...

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Bankrupt Retirees: Older Americans Are Most Likely To Declare Bankruptcy

Newsweek | Linda Stern | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Age Group, Debt, Age Groups, Bankruptcy, Age, Retirement, Older, Bankruptcy Rates, Recession, Rates, Senior Citizens, Mortgage, Aarp, Personal Finance, Demographics, Business News

Older Americans are heading into and through retirement with a boatload of debt. They're carrying everything from mortgages and home-equity loans to b...

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Census: 150,000 Gay Marriages Reported

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Census, Statistics, Homosexual, Lesbian, Partners, Gay Adoption, Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Weddings, Families, Demographics, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, many more than the number of actual weddings an...

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Why 2010 Will Not be a Replay of 1994

2morrowknight | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, 1994, Democrats, Barack Obama, 2012, Shpadoinkle, Social Media, The Tonight Show, Tea Party, Univision, Democratic National Convention, Espn, Jay Leno, Stimulus, David Letterman, 2008 Campaign, The USA Today, Yes We Can, The Economy, Cable News, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Will.I.Am, Viral Hit, Barack, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Demographics, 2010, Politics News

You remember the story quite well: a young president and his party are soundly defeated in the midterm elections. It really sounds good, but it ain't gonna happen this time.

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No, Not My America, You Mean Our America

2morrowknight | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Conflict, Diversity, Race, Culture, Gender, Ethnicity, Conflict Resolution, America, Demographics, Living News

Rather than wage a losing fight against impending social and demographic changes, it is incumbent upon people to go beyond their communities, and to get to know the residents of other communities.

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Republican Party Has Become "Cash for Clunkers"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gallup Poll, Cash for Clunkers, Wealthy, Healthcare Reform, Corporations, Demographics, Republican Party, Lobbyists, Politics News

The Republican Party is disintegrating in front of our eyes. The latest Gallup Poll has them leading in party identification in six states and tied in two. That means they're trailing in 42 states!

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Marital Mentalities: The Changes are Historic, and We're Living Them

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: The Week, Scientific Claims, Depression, Singled Out, Worldviews, Divorce, Children, Atlantic, Single Parenting, Marriage, Matrimania, Media, Time, Singlism, No Children, Historic Change, Mythology, Single, Demographics, Living News

There's a lot of matrimania going on but I suspect that's not a sign of how secure we are about the place of marriage in our lives, but how insecure.

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The Future of Democrats in Texas

Mike Lux | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hispanics, Texas, 2012 Elections, 2010 Elections, Demographics, Politics News

The fundamental problem for Texas Democrats will not be solved until the political class there and nationally finally does something about the elephant in the room.

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Are You Really Married? (Hundreds of Thousands of Gay Couples Say They Are)

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Census, Marriage, Social Security, Irs, US Census Bureau, Demographics, Defense of Marriage Act, Stonewall, Gay Marriage, Politics News

One of the dirty not-so-little-secrets of the same-sex marriage debate is that the everyday benefits of marriage don't require legal marriage at all.

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Buchanan: GOP A "Heavily White Party"

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Pat Buchanan MSNBC, Pat Buchanan Republicans, Republican Party, Demographics, Demographic Shift, Pat Buchanan GOP, Politics News

Pat Buchanan acknowledged to MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall on Tuesday that his party is facing a severe "demographic problem" in the years to come -- speci...

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What Kind of Person ARE You? Just Ask a TV Advertiser!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Humor, Hot Wheels, TV Advertising, Icarly, Golden Girls, Axe Body Spray, Will Ferrell, Advertising, Satire, Girls Gone Wild, Alex Trebek, Spongebob, Target Demographics, Demographics, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Wilford Brimley, Comedy News

It's been another long day, and all you want is to throw on your night pants, sit back with an adult beverage in hand, and act according to your target viewing demographic.

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When the Real Estate Market Recovers, Smarter, More Sustainable Development Will Claim a Larger Share.

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Demographics, Smart Growth, Recession, Cities, Green News

Suburban sprawl as we have known it may not be dead but it is surely not well, and we are already seeing the beginning of its end.

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Birds of a Feather Shop Together

Auren Hoffman | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Psychographics, Marketing, Social Networks, Demographics, Social Media Marketing, Business News

Public connections data can enable marketers to better understand their consumers and provide a more product recommendations based on the consumers' friends' interests and buying behavior

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Can the GOP Expand Its Demographic Base While Moving Right?

Ed Kilgore | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rnc Chair Race, Conservatives, Demographics, Ideology, Republicans, Politics News

There's every indication that Republicans are united in the belief that a more rigorous fidelity to conservative ideology is not only consistent with the Party's strategic needs, but is essential to their achievement.

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The End of the Republican Majority: Three Things You Need to Watch

Martin Carnoy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Race Politics, Election Reaction, African-American President, Latino Voters, Trickle-Down Economics, Republican Party, 2008 Election, Demographics, Southern Strategy, Barack Obama, GOP Solidarity, President-Elect Barack Obama, Southern Voters, Southern Politicians, Obama Latinos, President Obama, Obamanomics, Election Results, Barack Obama Latino Voters, Reaganomics, 2008 Presidential Election, Gop, Religious Right, Southern Racism, Politics News

The historic 2008 presidential election is over and the main casualty is the Republican Party.

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Fogies For McCain!

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Cnn, Audience, Primetime, Tv Viewing Statistics, Presidential Preferences, Viewer Demographics, Mccain, Obama, Republicans, Demographics, Democrats, President, Politics News

It's time for a look at Presidential preferences based on the number and demographics of viewers watching the 2008 political campaign through the eyes of the cable networks.

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Massive Latino Voter Registration Drive Launched

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voters, Latino, Campaign, Hispanic Voters, Election, Demographics, Hispanic, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of Spanish-language media and community organizations kicked off a massive voter registration drive Thursday, aiming...

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Like Your Time Alone? Then This Post is For You

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Households, Aging, Divorce, Relationships, Loner, Daphne Merkin, School Shooters, Serial Murderers, Singles, Imagination, Atlantic Magazine, Work From Home, Happiness, Sociability, Isolation, Solitude, Anneli Rufus, American Psyche, Loneliness, Ostracism, Kids With Rooms of Their Own, Small Talk, Living Independently, Pseudo-Loners, Living Alone, Singled Out, Jonathan Rauch, Introvert, Demographics, Boredom, Living News

I live in the most ordinary American household - I live alone. Knock on any door in the nation and you are more likely to find a household like mine t...

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Why Care About Projected U.S. Ethnicity and Age?

Robert Engelman | Posted 09.14.2008 | Media

Read More: 2050, Census, Aging, Race, Ethnicity, Population, Census Bureau, Demographics, Changing Demographics, Us Population Projections, Media News

It's pretty curious, given the country's aspiration to be unbiased by race or ethnicity, that the topic of our ethnic mix fascinates the Census Bureau and the news media so much.

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